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- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
- 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
- 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
- 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
- 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
- 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
- 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
- 9a. Would you recommend PwC to a friend?
- 9b. Why?
- 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to PwC?
Review client documentation to establish how they have come to the figures they have put on their financial statements. Review accounting policies to look for year on year change and identify any untoward changes or anything which creates cause for concern. Send off requests to confirm how much cash clients hold.
yes , i have learnt a great deal mainly in excel. Learnt to use formulas such as SUM , SUM IF, V LOOK UP, CONCATENATE, CONDITIONAL FORMATTING as well as using a whole host of google tools for example google drive, sheets, chats, mail. Furthermore, technology such as Ateryx as become key in pwc working.
Thoroughly enjoy my programme as it gives the best of uni life, whilst still getting an introduction in to the world of work. The fact that this programme combines fast qualification with an extended time at university of four years, i would recommend it to everyone. I will have a degree and be qualified in 5 years total.
in my opinion, the programme is structured extremely well. All the exams that we take are based off of the institute of chartered accountants accredited exams which means when we take them, we pass our university modules as well as gaining a professional accreditation. At the end of the course we get 12/15 exemptions
during our time on the course, we receive lots of support. While we are at university they fund our institute of chartered accountants text books, question banks and study manuals, and there are discounted tuition fees. When we are at work, we get a competitive salary as well as other packages.
when we are working towards our qualificaitons we receive a lot of support. we have all text books, study manuals and question banks provided for us. while we work we also get reduced hours so to give time to revise, as well as two weeks at college in the run up.
i feel it helps a huge amount , this is because all of our exams are based around the exams set by the institute of chartered accountants. this means that we have all the required knowledge before we head in to our placements. this is supported by a week of specific training before we go
there are lots of extra curricular activities to get involved with. while at work you can join the weekly 5 a side team , or the pwc running club, or join one of the google pages to become part of a community with similar interests. some to note are pwc pets , golf or cars
Yes
PwC is a huge firm but the people with in this firm make you feel at home right away through social group involvement and daily emails and invites to social activities. not only this, but the competitive salary and opportunity for promotion is almost unrivalled by competing firms such as EY, Deloitte or KPMG
before applying i would suggest you thoroughly review the job role that you are applying for and review which area of pwc you want to join before applying. this is not generic to pwc but any large accounting firm as you ability to get on with the job will affect you experience massively
Details
School Leaver Programme
Accounting
London
March 2020